Carbon Copy Podcast

In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast’s All Nature series, we discover the ambitious work of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), which hopes to make the region the UK Pollinator Capital by 2030. We hear from Sophie Spencer, Senior Environment Manager at WECA about why nature recovery and, in particular, pollinators, are such an important focus for the organisation. We learn about the Bee Bold Awards, a unique annual celebration of local groups and businesses that are doing something special for nature and we hear from some of the organisations that have received support as part of WECA’s pollinator programme: Co-forest, Middle Ground Growers, Black Seeds Network, St. Peter’s Hospice and Really Wild Lockleaze. “We've invested over 10 million in nature in the West of England in total. From the tiniest little pocket park, to big nature recovery projects at landscape scale. It's been really exciting, but at the same time, we know that nature needs a lot more investment. So, we've been talking to businesses, helping them understand their impacts on nature, and hoping to drive more investment into the West of England so we can achieve our ambitions. We can't do it on our own. It's about us working together” - Sophie Spencer  Listen, to learn: About the wide range of different organisations that have received Bee Bold Awards and why supporting pollinators is important to them. More about the different environments that can support pollinator numbers – in towns, cities and in more rural settings. How WECA is working with organisations to support community engagement and to promote inclusion in nature recovery projects. ---------------------------------------------- Show Notes Listen to the bonus episode Black Seeds Network: Nature Rising: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/bonus-episode-nature-risingDiscover more stories about communities, councils and companies working with nature: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives?search_term=&filter-local_area=&filter-action_area%5B%5D=1743 Learn more about the Bee Bold Awards on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/bee-bold-awards Read more about Co-forest on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/co-forestLearn more about Middle Ground Growers on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/middle-ground-growers Read about Really Wild Lockleaze: https://www.lockleazehub.org.uk/really-wild-lockleazeLearn more about St. Peter’s Hospice: https://www.stpetershospice.org/ 

In this episode of All Nature, from the Carbon Copy Podcast, we hear from two community organisations selected as part of the Nature Neighbourhoods programme. In Edinburgh, we meet the founders and participants in Granton Community Gardeners, a charity helping to improve access to fresh food and green space, which attracts people from a huge range of backgrounds, ages and nationalities. In Leeds we discover the Lincoln Greeners group, a weekly gardening group run by community arts organisation Mawfa Theatre. We learn how growing together is helping to overcome social isolation and is helping wellbeing for both volunteers and participants. We also speak to Nature Neighbourhoods Programme Manager Rory Crawford, of the National Trust, to understand more about how the initiative came to be, and the aims and aspirations for the three major nature organisations that lead the programme: National Trust, RSPB and WWF-UK. Listen to learn: Why nature conservation doesn’t need to be the primary focus for urban gardening and growing projects to be beneficial. How the Nature Neighbourhoods programme is empowering and supporting community organisations to keep doing what they do best at a local level. What keeps participants and volunteers coming back to these inspiring projects every week. How local and grassroots projects can still have a massive impact. ----------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Read more about Granton Community Gardeners on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/granton-community-gardeners  Read more about Mafwa Theatre’s Lincoln Greeners group on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/mafwa-theatre-lincoln-greeners  Learn about another of the Nature Neighbourhoods programme projects – Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve – in a previous episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/root24-glasgow  Listen to Bigger Than All Of Us, from the Carbon Copy Podcast series 3, where we learned about the People’s Plan for Nature: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/bigger-than-all-of-us  Learn about the Nature Neighbourhoods Programme: https://peoplesplanfornature.org/nature-neighbourhoods  Learn more about growing food locally, on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/community/produce-local-food  Discover more stories relating to nature, on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives?search_term=&filter-local_area=&filter-action_area%5B%5D=1743   

The impacts of climate change are wide-ranging, but here in the UK, where none of us lives more than 70 miles from the sea, bigger winter storms, heavy rain and increased wave power create serious coastal flooding risks for huge numbers of people. In the North East of England, an innovative partnership of organisations, led by South Tyneside Council, is working on a programme of work exploring natural solutions to reducing this flood risk. In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, we meet Karen Daglish, Delivery Manager at the Stronger Shores programme, to learn more about this inspiring, collaborative initiative. We also meet Judy Power, Project Manager at Tees Rivers Trust, one of the partner organisations working with the programme, and learn about the incredible, painstaking work they’re doing grow and protect seagrass and wild oysters in the Tees Estuary. Listen to learn about: The long-term goals and ambition of the Stronger Shores programme. The amazing potential of wild oysters to filter water and sequester carbon. The reason that seagrass is such an important species – and why it is under threat. How engagement activities across the North East are helping more people locally to appreciate and understand the natural species on their shores. --------------------------------------------------------------Show NotesMore information about Stronger Shores: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/stronger-shores  More projects on Carbon Copy relating to protecting coastal environments: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives?cst&search_term=coastal&filter-local_area  Learn more about taking action for seagrass: https://carboncopy.eco/community/restore-seagrass  Learn more about the Environment Agency’s coastal protection research: https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/innovation-programme  Read about Tees Rivers Trust: https://www.teesriverstrust.org/  Read about the Wild Oysters project: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/wild-oysters  Learn about the Tall Ships Festival: https://www.tallshipshartlepool2023.co.uk/  Listen to the Carbon Copy Podcast – Lines In The Sand, to learn more about the impacts of coastal erosion: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/lines-in-the-sand  

In this, the first episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast’s latest series, All Nature, we meet Jan Stannard and Dan Hill, of charity Heal Rewilding, at their first site on the outskirts of Frome in Somerset. We reveal the worrying state of nature in the UK, and how Jan and her colleagues felt compelled to address this. We discover the huge ambition of Heal Rewilding to create nature rich environments in every county of England, and we hear about the amazing network of different people and organisations working to renew and restore nature across the UK. "...the only way for nature to recover is for it to have more room, more space dedicated to it. It can't just be the edges of farmland, but dedicated spaces that are new are fundamental to nature's recovery. What we have to remember is England, out of 240 countries and territories in the world, England is in 234th place where one is best. So the state of nature in England is absolutely on the floor. This can't happen soon enough." - Jan Stannard, Heal Co-FounderListen to Heal The Wild now, to: Find out what rewilding is, and why it is important. Hear about the exciting species that are already present on site at Heal Somerset, after just the first 18 months. Learn more about how to get involved with nature restoration. Take the chance to help Heal Rewilding to find new sites for their ambitious programme! ----------------------------------------------------------Show Notes Read Heal Rewilding’s story on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/heal-rewilding  Support Heal Rewilding by sponsoring a square of land: https://www.healrewilding.org.uk/heal3x3  Find out more about rewilding: https://carboncopy.eco/community/rewild-land  Read the State of Nature report: https://stateofnature.org.uk/ Discover more rewilding organisations via Rewilding Britain: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/ Read about the Knepp Estate: https://knepp.co.uk/  Read about the Beaver Trust: https://beavertrust.org/ Read about The Beaver Project: https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/our-conservation-work/on-land/beavers/cornwall-beaver-project Read about The Grange Project: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/ Read more about the New To Nature programme from Groundwork: https://www.groundwork.org.uk/new-to-nature-legacy/ Read about Wild Ken Hill: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/wild-ken-hill  

In this special schools-themed episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, we revisit conversations recorded during the Running Out of Time climate relay, with four amazing organisations helping to provide climate change education to children, young people and teachers, and helping schools to take action for climate and nature as part of the curriculum. We meet Lizzie Gimblett, founder of Pupils Profit, which helps children to set up and manage eco-refill shops at their schools; Richard Pollard of the Tree Council who works to embed learning about nature into classrooms and education settings; Jo Pettifer of the Ashden-led Let’s Go Zero programme and Michelle Parkes of Earth Cubs who provide climate change and sustainability education to very young children. Listen to hear: How children are helping spread the word about reuse to their families by running Pupils Profit refill shops at school. About the many different ways the Tree Council is connecting children with trees and nature in education settings. How Ashden’s Let’s Go Zero programme is providing climate change education and helping schools to reduce their emissions – whatever stage they are at on their climate journey. How Earth Cubs is using fun cartoon characters to teach young children about the environment and the actions they can take.  Show Notes Read more about Pupils Profit on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/pupils-profit  Read more about the Tree Council’s Young Tree Champions programme: https://youngtreechampions.org/  Find out about signing your school up to Let’s Go Zero: https://letsgozero.org/join/  Read more about Earth Cubs on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/earth-cubs  Discover a thousand big-thinking local projects for you to copy and adapt in your own area: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives  Learn about different actions you can take with your school and in your community: https://carboncopy.eco/community Subscribe to the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/copy-this  

In this episode, we revisit conversations recorded during the Running Out of Time relay focused on council-led climate action. We meet Isaac Beevor, Partnerships Director at Climate Emergency UK; Chis Common, Carbon Neutral Policy Manager at Nottingham City Council; Cllr Scott Arthur of Edinburgh City Council; Kristina Downey, Principal Climate Change Strategy Advisor at Portsmouth City Council; and Jacob Heitland, Director of Climate Action at Newham Council to discuss the different approaches, successes and challenges of council-led climate action. Listen, to learn: How councils have responded to the scores they were awarded by Climate Emergency UK. How huge ambition is playing an important role in moving Nottingham towards net-zero. About innovative new public transport developments in Edinburgh. How Shore Power is helping to reduce the climate impact of Portsmouth port. How Newham Council is working closely with communities to ensure climate action plans are inclusive and respond to specific local needs.   Show Notes Search Carbon Copy to find out more about climate action where you live: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action  Read more about Climate Emergency UK in this blog on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/blog/friends-of-carbon-copy-climate-emergency-uk Read this blog about the Climate Action Scorecards from Climate Emergency UK team member, Don Von Rohland: https://carboncopy.eco/blog/don-von-rohland-climate-action-scorecards Find out about volunteering with Climate Emergency UK to help create the next round of scorecards: https://climateemergency.uk/help-us-create-the-next-scorecards/ Find out about climate action and plans in Nottingham: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/nottingham Find out about climate action and plans in Edinburgh: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/city-of-edinburgh Find out about climate action and plans in Portsmouth: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/portsmouth Learn about Shore Power in Portsmouth: https://portsmouth-port.co.uk/news/portsmouth-international-port-sets-course-for-shore-power/ Find out about climate action and plans in Newham: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/newham  Read about Newham Council’s Just Transition Plan: https://www.newham.gov.uk/council/just-transition-plan Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast  

This episode revisits nature-related conversations from across Britain, recorded during the Running Out of Time climate relay. We meet Paul Pulford of Grounded Ecotherapy, Bob Alston and Julieanne Levett of Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Ruth Needham of Trent Rivers Trust and Gil Martin of Belmont. Listen now, and: Learn how Paul turned his life around, overcoming addiction struggles and becoming Head Gardener at the Southbank Centre. Discover the amazing transformation that the Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve has brought to a former “cowp” in central Glasgow. Find out how Trent Rivers Trust is helping more people locally connect with their waterways. Hear how Gil and his team are rewilding the landscape at Belmont and why diversity is so important to everything they do.   Show Notes Subscribe to the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/copy-this Discover more nature-based stories, on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives?search_term=&filter-local_area=&filter-action_area%5B%5D=1743 Learn more about different approaches to Rewilding: https://carboncopy.eco/community/rewild-land Read about Grounded Ecotherapy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/grounded-ecotherapy Read about The Claypits: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/the-claypits Read about Trent Rivers Trust: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/trent-rivers-trust Read about Watercress Farm at Belmont: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/watercress-farm-rewilding Learn about the Nature Neighbourhoods programme: https://peoplesplanfornature.org/nature-neighbourhoods Find out more about Running Out of Time 2024: https://carboncopy.eco/running-out-of-time-2024  

In our first special themed episode revisiting conversations recorded during the Running Out of Time climate relay, we meet famous athletes who are using their sport to raise awareness about the climate and nature crises. Including chats with Etienne Stott, Laura Baldwin, Jasmin Paris, David Bone and Anna Turney. Listen now, and... Discover how envisioning a better, healthier future is helping to engage more sportspeople with positive action... Learn what happened to Jasmin Paris’ Barkley Marathons trainers... Hear how long-distance runners are getting involved with research about litter and air quality... Find out how climate change is already affecting conditions for winter sport.  ----------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Learn about Running Out of Time 2024: https://carboncopy.eco/running-out-of-time-2024  Read about Champions for Earth: https://championsforearth.com/  Read about Sport Local and how to have an imaginarium at your club or group: https://www.sport-local.earth/   Learn about Rob Hopkins and the ideas that inspired the Imaginariums: https://www.robhopkins.net/ Learn about The Green Runners: https://thegreenrunners.com/ Read about Jasmin’s experience of the Barkley Marathons: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-68643341 Learn about Camino Ultra: https://www.caminoultra.com/ Read about Trash Free Trails: https://www.trashfreetrails.org/ See the Air Aware tool David mentions: https://www.air-aware.co.uk/ Read about Anna’s efforts to prevent polluting sponsors supporting big winter sports events: https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/16/how-much-snow-is-ski-world-cup-sponsor-audi-melting-activists-come-up-with-world-first-for